Locking or holding hasp



Dec. 23, 1924. 1,520,189

A. LEVINE- LOCKING on HOLDING :HAsP

Filed April 28. 1923' ATTO NEY v Patented Dec, 23, 192 1:,

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ABRAHAM LEVINE, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO PRESTO METAL STAMPING CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LOOKING OR HOLDING HASP.

Application filed April 28, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM LEVINE, a citizen of Russia, and having a residence at 457 Walnut Street, in the city of Elizabeth, county of Union, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements, in Looking or Holding I-Iasps, of which the following is a specification.

My present'invention relates generally to a securing arrangement and more particularly to an economical and eflicient construction for maintaining a container in closed condition.

Among the more important objects of my invention are; the provision of a lock for vanity cases and the like in which the parts can all be made from metal stampings; the provision of a vanity case lock in which the parts can be readily assembled and dis-assembled for replacement and repair; and the provision generally of an inexpensive economical and efiicient lock construction of the character described.

For the attainment of these objects and such other objects as may appear or be pointed out in the appended specification, I have illustratedone embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a vanity case showing my construction in position thereon;

Figure 2 is a rear view partly broken away, of the upper part of the lock;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view thereof; and I Fi ure 4 is a top-elevational view thereof.

For the purpose of illustration I have shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, fragmentary parts 10 and 11 of a container such asa vanity case with an embodiment of my new locking arrangement in position thereon.

This arrangement comprises generally the association of the upper hasp-plate 12 the lower member 13, the hasp-plate 12 carrying the hasp 14 which has its notched head 15 releasably engaged by a catch on the member 13 in an obvious and a'well known manner.

The hasp-plate 12 is preferably in the form of a metal stamping having the circumferential flange 16, which serves to space the face 17 of this plate from the section 10 of the vanity case. As ill be observed. upon Serial No. 635,186.

viewing Figure 1, the hasp-plate 12 is a chambered member, the flange 16 forming the top, bottom and side walls of the chamber.

The hasp-plate 12 is secured in position in any preferred or desired manner and for this purpose I haveshown this plate as provided with the oppositely positioned holes or openings 18. One of the walls of the flange 16 is preferably provided with one or more extensions or flanges 2O bent downwardly as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, for,

purposes that will shortly appear. A spring 21 is positioned within the chamber formed within the plate 12 and as clearly shown in v It will be observed upon viewing Figure 2.

of the drawing that this leg 22 is substantially the full length of the chamber within the plate 12 the free end of this leg being adjacent one wall of the flanges 16 and the other end being closely adjacent to the other opposite end wall. In this manner I am unable to anchor or fix the spring 1n position agalnst movement 1n a simple and nexpensive and yet efiective manner.

Upon viewing the figures of the drawing it will be further observed that the face16 of the plate 12 is cut out centrally to form the relatively large opening 19, part of the metal that is cut to form the opening 19 being bent outwardly as will clearly be observed upon viewing the figuresof the drawing to form the outstanding flanges 26 which are perforated as shown to receive a hinge pin or pintel to be described shortly.

The hasp member 14 is preferably in the form of a metal stamping having itslower end curved as shown and having its other or upper end bent substantially semicircularly as shown at 28, this portion 28 being provided with the depending flanges 29 .provided with openings arranged to be brought into registry with the similar openings in the flanges 26 of the face plate 12,. the spacing of the two sets of flanges 26, 29 being preferably that-the flanges 29 9f the hasp 14 are outside of but innnediately adjacent to the flanges 26 of the hasp-plate 12. A hinge pin 30 is positioned the registering openings in theflanges, 26 and 29 and serves to pivotally support the hasp 14 from the hasp-plate 12. The hasp 14 is further provided beyond the portion 28 with the depending flange or apron 31 arranged to swing readily within the opening 19 in the hasp-plate and this apron 31. is provided at its lower end with the upstanding flange 32 which coacts therewith as will now be pointed out.

The parts are all so arranged and con-- structed that the depending flange or apron 31 is substantially of the dimensions of and forms a swinging closure for the opening 19. Upon viewing Figure 2 it will be further observed that the other leg 23 of the spring 21 is so positioned that it nests within the channel formed between the flange 31 and 32 and serves to move the hasp 14 to its extreme outermost position.

.As will be clearly understood from the description, I have thus provided an extremely simple construction in which the parts are all made in the simplest manner and-at the smallest cost and in which the parts can be readily assembled, dis-assent bled and replaced.

,It will be further understood that when the hasp 14 is brought down into locking engagement with the member 13 the lower tree leg 23 of the spring is first flexed upwardly thus placing a gradually increasing pressure upon the hasp 14. Inthis flexing operation it will be understood that the spring as a whole is held against bodily ,movement byjthe engagement of the leg 22 of the spring 21 with thewa-lls formed by the flange 16 and the extensions or flanges20.

It will be further understood that when the spring 23 is flexed upwardly by the hasp 14 the first part of the movement of the fhasp causes merely a flexing of said arm 23 about a point this side of the bend of the shaped, the element 23 forming that part of the ogee which is fixed to the lower depending part of the hasp and the part 32 forming the free end of the ogee the flange 31 forming the connecting web between these two parts 28 and 32. In the position of the hasp shown in Figure 1, it will be observed that the connecting web 31 forms substantially a closure for the opening 19, and. the

part 32, which is engaged by the leg 23 ot the spring 21, is positioned at all times within the chamber of the hasp plate 12.

As the part 32 is swung upwardly when the hasp is moved to bring the latch 15 thereof into locking position, the arm 23 ot the spring is given a movement which is not only upwardly but also somewhat inwardly and rearwardly, this rearwardly movement which in fact is a pivotal one being permitted by the manner in which the spring is secured in position through the engagement of its arm 22 with the flanges 20.

It will be understood that I have thus tar provided a construction which includes but few parts, each in the form of a stamping, the whole construction being readily assenr bled and dis-assembled and the parts being capable of quick replacement. In this conn .CtiOn it will. be understood that the apron 31 is so arranged that the outstanding flanges 26 each pass between one side edge of the apron 31 and the adjacent flange 29 of the hasp 14. It will thus be observed that these flanges 26 are each positioned be tween one of the flanges 29 of the hasp plate and one of the side walls of the apron 2f and in this manner the whole construction is maintained against collapse.

I laving thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following 1. A catch comprising a chambered element having a face plate with an opening therein, a hasp-plate pivotally mounted on said face I plate and provided with a rearwardly extending portion projecting through the opening in the face plate, a U-shaped spring positioned entirely within andpt'ree from attachment to any portion of the chamber said spring having a portion in engagement with said rearwardly extending portion.

2. A catch comprising a chambered element having a face plate and said face plate being provided with an opening, a haspplate provided at one end with an ogee shaped portion one portion of the ogee being arranged to be positioned within the chainbered element and the other portion without the chambered element and the connect ing web being adapted to form substantially a closure for the opening.

3. A catch comprising a chambered element having a face plate with an opening therein, a hasp pivoted thereon and pro vided with an ogee-shaped portion, the free end of which projects through the opening and is positioned within the chamber, and a spring in said chamber in engagement with said free end.

4. A catch comprising a chambered element having a face plate with an opening tothe chamber, a hasp pivOted' thereon. havltH) the

ing one end projecting through the opening into the chamber, a U-shaped spring in said chamber having one leg in engagement with said projecting end and the other leg in engagement with one wall of the chamber.

5. A catch comprising a face plate with an opening therein, a hasp having depending flanges at its sides and a rearwardly projecting portion, said face plate having outwardly projecting flanges each positioned between one side of the rearwardly projecting portion and means for pivotally securing the hasp flanges to the plate flanges.

6. A catch comprising a face plate with an opening therein, a hasp and means for pivotally mounting the hasp from the face plate comprising flanges depending from sides of the hasp and coacting flanges projecting forwardly from the face plate, the hasp having one of its ends projecting through the opening in the face plate, with the flanges of the face plate passing between said projecting end and the hasp flanges.

7. A catch comprising a face plate with an opening therein, a hasp and means for pivotally mounting the hasp from the face plate comprising flanges depending from the sides of the hasp and coacting flanges projecting forwardly from the face plate, the hasp having one of its ends projecting through the opening in the face plate, with the flanges of the face plate passing between said projecting end and the hasp flanges and a spring beneath said face plate in engagement with said projecting end.

8. A catch comprising a face plate with an opening therein, a hasp and means for pivotally mounting the hasp from the face plate comprising flanges depending from the sides of the hasp and coacting flanges projecting forwardly from the face plate, the hasp having one of its ends projecting through the opening in the face plate, with the flanges of the face plate passing between said projecting end and the hasp flanges and a spring having its free end in engagement with said projecting end.

In witness whereof, I have hereunder signed my name this 21st day of March,

ABRAHAM LEVINE. 

